Who should complete this activity

• Prepress operators
• Prepress managers
• System administrators

Why you should complete this activity

In this activity, you will create a process template suitable for proofing an imposition as a reader-order, folded booklet. You will adjust the Signature Booklet settings in the output from imposition process template in order to produce a reader-order mock-up of the imposition file you created in the previous activity. 

The Signature Booklet settings provide instructions to Prinergy Evo so that when you submit a supported imposition file (JDF or PJTF) for processing, the system prints construction proofs that verify the actual assembly of signatures into the final product. The proofs are printed on black and white or color laser printers and do not require folding down and cutting plotter sheets. A proof of this type allows you to proof page order, content, and trim and bleed effects.

You can also output to Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software files or PDF to view each proof on screen. 

Recommended reading

• In the Prinergy Evo Workflow Client user guide for your version of Prinergy Evo Workflow software, search for: 
  • Output from imposition layout options

Time required to complete this activity

15 minutes

What you'll learn

• How to apply Signature Booklet options in the Layout section of an output from imposition process template
• How to check imposition by creating a proof mock-up of the book.

What you'll need

• For this activity, you must have access to an installed and configured Prinergy Evo system 
• You will need an output-ready imposition file. For example, the EvoITP_Fat.pooo1.jdf file that you created in Activity 28

What you'll do

• Create a digital blueline proof

• Learn how to evaluate which jobs or types of work in your production environment are suitable for output to digital blueline proof

• Consider the benefits and limitations of digital blueline proofs